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ByGone Muncie: The memorable Emancipation Day celebration of 1898
Gannett via AOL· 4 hours agoOn Emancipation Day, Sept. 22, 1898, the Muncie Daily Times wrote that “on the twenty-second day of...
What does the name 'Juneteenth' mean? When is Juneteenth? All about the federal holiday
Cincinnati.com | The Enquirer via Yahoo News· 4 days agoOn Jan. 1, 1863, President Abraham Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation, which effectively...
Juneteenth is on a Wednesday this year. Here's what will be open and closed on the holiday
Gannett via AOL· 4 hours agoWhy do we celebrate Juneteenth? Juneteenth is a holiday marking slaves in Texas learning in 1865 that they had been freed by President Abraham Lincoln's Emancipation
Juneteenth to take over amphitheater
The Lima News, Ohio via Yahoo News· 6 days agoJun. 11—LIMA — Lima's Juneteenth celebration might not have a parade this year, but organizer Marc Wright thinks it will be bigger and better than ever. The celebration of ...
Juneteenth Celebration happening in Bennington June 19
Bennington Banner· 20 hours agoJuneteenth, also known as Freedom Day, commemorates June 19, 1865, when Union soldiers arrived in...
Tri-Cities Juneteenth events taking place this week
KEPR Pasco· 1 day agoCommittee, volunteers, several different vendors, and community partners. The Tri-Cities Juneteenth Committee says it's not a sad holiday, as it...
Essay winners: Juneteenth lets us remember nation's past while striving for better future
Lansing State Journal via Yahoo News· 3 days agoBreakthroughs didn’t happen without countless setbacks, but celebrations like these serve as a...
Kentucky’s role in slaves’ emancipation: ‘Camp Nelson is our Canada’
Lexington Herald-Leader McClatchy via AOL· 4 days agoLinda Blackford: On Juneteenth, remember where Black Kentuckians issued their own Emancipation ...
Juneteenth events 2024: Where to go to celebrate the holiday over the weekend
WSB Radio· 2 days agoWhile President Abraham Lincoln signed the Emancipation Proclamation more than two years earlier, ...
'This is American history.' Cincinnati's oldest, newest Juneteenth events have common goal
Cincinnati.com | The Enquirer via Yahoo News· 4 days agoJuneteenth Jubilee is set to take place on the national holiday, Wednesday, June 19, while...
